Waiting For My Mate

Chapter 11

Freed got dressed into the clothes Laxus had brought for him. They were obviously too big, but he didn't complain. They were so comfortable and smelled like Laxus, making his heart beat fast and when he was still alone he took a deep sniff of the shirt. Was it because he had inhaled too deeply or Laxus' smell he wasn't sure but for a moment he actually felt dizzy.

Once he recovered he let his green hair fall down, brushed it and tied it up in a high ponytail. Then the swordsman stepped out of the bathroom.

"Shower is free", he smiled at Laxus who was making something in the kitchen.

"Okay", the bigger man muttered.

"What are you doing?" Freed asked curiously and he came closer.

"Just some snacks, nothing complicated", Laxus said. "And some tea for you since you hate drinking coffee at this time of the evening."

"Thank you", Freed said with a smile. "That was really thoughtful."

"Nothing special", Laxus shrugged and he looked at his mate. "You look good in those clothes", he praised.

"Really?"

"You look cute."

Freed blushed. Cute? Laxus actually called him cute? At the same time he was flattered but also a little bit hurt. He was a tall, muscular man, not some cute little girl in big clothes. Surprisingly Laxus seemed to notice what he was thinking.

"You know I don't mean it the way you're obviously thinking it", he assured. "You're handsome and athletic and I just like it when I see you wearing my clothes. Just like last time", he said.

"Last time?" Freed asked and his face was burning red because of all the compliments Laxus gave him. He could hardly breathe normally.

"Yeah, you don't remember? We were on a mission like seven months ago and you forgot to bring an extra set of clothes with you so you had to borrow mine."

"Oh..." Freed muttered now recalling it. "We were in a middle of nowhere and if i remember correctly it was your fault I got all muddy", he reminded.

"Trifling matter", Laxus coughed. "We survived."

"Why am I always the one who ends up getting muddy or soaked or something similar?" Freed wondered raising his eyebrows at Laxus.

"Who knows, you're usually so proper and tidy I guess the universe finds you an easy target to have a little fun with?" Laxus taunted playfully.

"Or maybe my teammates rather than the universe", Freed grumbled. "Well, thank you for the clothes anyway", he said and poured some tea for himself. "They are comfortable."

"Good. Make yourself at home", Laxus said and went to the bathroom. "And don't go anywhere", he reminded before closing the door.

Freed smiled and sat on the couch and put his teacup on the coffee table. This was really nice. He took one of the books from the bookshelf. They were almost all bought by Freed and he was always happy to notice Laxus had kept them all.

He just sat there, reading a book and sipping his tea. At some point the shower was turned off and then the door opened. Freed took a look at the door and almost choked in his tea. Laxus was wearing nothing but his pyjama pants, blond hair still dripping water and his skin was damp. Freed's eyes were almost glued to stare those beautiful bulky muscles.

"Like what you see?" Laxus smirked noticing the glare from the younger man.

"Y-yes", Freed managed to stutter with a blush.